I've recently found a new love for spinning. I had tried it in college (I'll be honest, mostly to meet boys) but upon moving to San Francisco riding inside was not at all appealing when I have the Golden Gate bridge, Mt. Tam, and endless city hills to ride and run on.
So why the new love? No, not to meet boys - I found a winner. In spin, I can:
- Go whatever pace I want while "hanging" with the class - riding and running with others always makes me go further/stick with a workout
- Get my heart-rate up (but not over 140 beats / minute)
- Work abs, legs, and breathing - 3 key elements of running
- Get my work stress out :) an activity I used to earmark for lacing up and hitting the streets on a long run
According to shape.com, spinning:
- Combines cardio and strength training making it a double winner
- Can help build muscle (whereas, per the article, running burns fat but doesn't build muscle)
Per research, my doctor, and experience, spin is good for me now because:
- It's not putting pressure on my pelvis or cervix (read, not a red flag for pre-term babies)
- It's easier to monitor heart-rate
- It keeps me in one place (pregnancy makes me surprisingly clumsy so outdoor biking in the city isn't the bst option)
p.s. I always posted this to my spiffy new Runner's World blog - 0 degrees of separation in my online world today :).
2 comments:
Yay for spin! You should come to the climbing gym for our spin class one of these Mondays. We could go for pizza at Little Star after...yum!
I need to try spinning again. The two times I tried, i fell off the stationary bike! So embarrassing! Who does that?
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